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General Forum / Re: AC Cobra Ghia 1965

« on: March 29, 2022, 17:37:56 »

CSX6036 it is, the Factory Ledger reading:
   1-6-65   A.C Cobra chassis only   CSX6063   By rail to Ghia S.T.S Via Agostino D.A. Moteseltro 5. Turin Italy.

The intention was, I believe, for it to read 'da Montefeltro'.

RS

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Recent ACs / Re: New AC Ace RS

« on: February 13, 2022, 09:51:35 »

Truly? Continuation? Just vs other activities? The facts you need are (a) in the public domain and (b) on the internet - see AC Cars (www.accars.eu) and companies house (www.gov.uk).

RS

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Cobra (Thames Ditton) Forum / Re: CSX 2000 to CSX 2074 Photographs

« on: February 03, 2022, 09:55:19 »

February ACtion’s Cobra Corner has a two-page review of Bob Walker’s magisterial work.

RS

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Recent ACs / Re: New AC Ace RS

« on: January 30, 2022, 10:39:17 »

Petey,

Your question can’t be answered unless you define what you mean by ‘real’. Once specified the facts you need are (a) in the public domain and (b) on the internet.

RS

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Cobra (Thames Ditton) Forum / Re: CSX 2000 to CSX 2074 Photographs

« on: January 17, 2022, 14:13:48 »

Bob Walker’s volumes 1&2 (CSX2001 to 2075) are reviewed in February’s ACtion. He’s working on vol 3 (2076 to 2125), which won’t be published for a while.

Vols 1&2 are magisterial.

RS

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Recent ACs / Information Sought

« on: August 09, 2021, 15:44:22 »

Leaf-spring Cobra VIN CSX2069 has recently appeared on the tracks, last as car 98 at the Silverstone Classic RAC Historic Tourist Trophy.
 
Both ACOC and SAAC registers record 2069 as believed destroyed in the 60s. Any information regarding the current car's origin would be much appreciated, either on this forum or in confidence to rstainer@radcothouse.co.uk or 01367 810231.

Thanks

RS

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: 1957 AC Bristol for sale

« on: June 01, 2021, 21:12:46 »

The forum’s purpose is to support the preservation and enjoyment of ACs. It is not, in my understanding, to provide a free-of-charge business platform for sales agents and other businesses.

Such agents and other businesses are always welcome to place paid-for advertising in ACtion.

RS

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Recent ACs / And Another New Model

« on: January 07, 2021, 17:23:26 »

PROUDLY BRITISH. DURABLY URBAN.
AC Cars has created Autokraft by AC electric scooters, a new generation of road-worthy, emissions-free urban vehicles.

Scooter aficionados can get further info at www.accars.eu

RS

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Cobra (Thames Ditton) Forum / Cobra Daytona vs Ferrari 250 GTO: A Design Evaluation

« on: December 16, 2020, 14:21:46 »

The following website, referenced on the SAAC Forum, has some very interesting comparisons:

     https://simeonemuseum.org/photos/cobra-daytona-vs-ferrari-250-gto-a-design-evaluation/

RS

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Recent ACs / Re: Another new model - Electric Le Mans Coupe Cobra

« on: November 07, 2020, 19:58:32 »

Had AC personnel or their advisers looked at the Factory Ledger they would have seen that it only has car number, now known as VIN. Nowhere does it have ‘chassis number’, a term not defined nationally let alone internationally.

It could be either that AC refers to characters 10 to 17 of an ISO 3779/3780 compliant VIN without realising that it can’t have an ‘O’ in it, or that it refers to an identifier that can’t be used for road-registration purposes.

Potential purchasers are advised to check this point.

RS

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Recent ACs / Re: Another new model - Electric Le Mans Coupe Cobra

« on: November 03, 2020, 12:03:46 »

Car Number
“... the AC Bible” is clearly not the Thames Ditton Factory Ledger.

Limited Edition
The “edition” of all recent ACs is limited by customer demand. The AC “edition” has yet, per the public record, to underestimate customer demand.

RS

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Cobra (Thames Ditton) Forum / Re: 2.6 Ace or Early Cobra?

« on: October 19, 2020, 16:42:27 »

I'd bet with Nik and place the money on 6025, a SW7-based central London car. 6018 & 6038 are possibles, with 6048 and 6008 being very long odds outsiders.

The car's front wing mirrors would appear to be more decorative than functional.

R

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General Forum / Re: Value of found AC Bristol

« on: October 12, 2020, 12:48:53 »

Nik,

“... must be verified as destroyed...”     UNTRUE FOR MOST JURISDICTIONS

The purpose of a register is to record the known facts of a vehicle in accordance with documented publicly-available register policy and practice. A registrar cannot make judgements on an act’s lawfulness in its jurisdiction (California? Federal law?), but can report published Court findings.

Forum activity is to be applauded but postings must be relevant to the string, in this case the Value of a found AC Bristol BEX 310. If you have any other BEX 310 or register questions kindly start another string.

RS

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General Forum / Re: Value of found AC Bristol

« on: October 11, 2020, 10:13:13 »

Ned,

If a car has been in the same ownership for many years and was bought on a bill of sale, there's 'no reasonable doubt as to continuous history'.

'Title', in its general international use, refers to the legal basis for the ownership of any personal property, such as houses, furniture, pictures, land, vehicles, agricultural machinery etc. Road registration in many countries is not demonstration of ownership; in the UK, for example, the V5C makes this very point: it records the car's 'keeper', not owner, and is not demonstration of title. Tens of thousands of leased cars are owned by their lessors, but their named V5C keepers are their lessees, not owners.

As you know, the SAAC and the ACOC are as one on all our definitions.

All the best

Robin

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General Forum / Re: Value of found AC Bristol

« on: October 10, 2020, 14:36:40 »

Nik,

The questions I answered are:

• Am I missing something here? Yes.
• What am I missing here? ACOC register principles previously set out in ACtion.

Any questions regarding individual ACs should be directed to the relevant registrar.

Questions regarding registrar principles, which accord with leading international practice, should be directed to Council.

RS